Deutsch, AndrewScheer, JosephSouther, EricWiechert, Samantha2022-10-252022-10-252022-05http://hdl.handle.net/10829/24887Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.My works strip away the fundamental qualities of time as a medium for exploring the body and how it reacts to fluctuations of space-time. In my work, I use a structured indeterminacy to find the meaning within the liminal nature of time. Through a broad range of research topics, I fabricated a system of connections that weave their way into my practice in unconstrained ways, which led the way for rich, multisensorial time-based media investigations. The deep roots of my ancestral family tree sent me transmissions from the past in real-time, resembling mycorrhizal networks, unseen but understood to connect plants and fungi to each other as a system for communication. Mycorrhizal networks affect senses other than hearing and visual and oscillate between moments of recognition and ambiguity. But there is a larger synergy at play here.75 pagesen-USThe author has granted Alfred University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other rights.MFA thesisExpanded MediaMixed media (Art)SoundsThesis